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Some might call the stretch of the Fallsway downtown where resources for the homeless are concentrated "Baltimore's skid row." As a result, the homeless who shun shelters have set up camp and, each day, large lines form for food and services.

Gabriel Peters has been staying in a tent there after he was laid off from his job in construction.

"I could go inside today to warm up, but then after the sun falls and the temperature drops, I am going to be adapted to the warmth," Peters said. "It's really hard out here because there are so many unfortunate people, so many homeless people out here."

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced Tuesday what she hopes is a re-energized effort to reduce homelessness: A new board for the city's Journey Home program.

The city spends more than $30 million in homeless services and the problem may be getting more challenging with a lack of affordable housing and chronic unemployment.

"We see people who are working and still cannot afford to have a home for their family. The face of homelessness is changing, and the face of the solution needs to change as well. This board represents that," Rawlings-Blake said.